News
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Red dot campaign aims to get people talking about pressure ulcer prevention
NHS Improvement launches its winter campaign as part of #StopThePressure
15 Nov 2018
Chronic staffing shortage could jeopardise NHS long-term plan, say leading think tanks
Joint report points to acute problems in the supply of nurses
15 Nov 2018
NHS issues staff guidance on safe use of instant messaging in acute care
Advice includes which smartphone apps to use to coordinate care during emergencies
13 Nov 2018
Email or tweet your MP to scrap NHS immigration surcharge rise, RCN urges
Parliament due to vote on £200 increase in the fee overseas nursing staff pay to use NHS
12 Nov 2018
RCN appoints interim director of nursing policy and practice
Bronagh Scott will join the college in December for six months
09 Nov 2018
Worsening NHS waiting times show ‘system buckling under the strain’
RCN says staff shortages are at the heart of missed targets
09 Nov 2018
Scotland creates 283 new places for nursing and midwifery students
Boost to bursary and extra places strengthen Scotland's bid to improve nurse recruitment
08 Nov 2018
NMC figures mask ‘severe instability’ of nursing workforce
Despite overall rise in registrants, RCN warns of continuing decline in EEA nurse numbers
07 Nov 2018
RCN moves one step closer to industrial action ballot in Northern Ireland
College is consulting members over possible strike ballot over non-existent pay award
06 Nov 2018
Government pledges to focus on a preventative approach to care
Health and social care secretary’s plan highlights benefits of increasing access to the arts
06 Nov 2018
Potential nurse shortfall of 51,000 in England after Brexit, report concludes
Cavendish Coalition says projected workforce gaps are ‘deeply disheartening’
06 Nov 2018
‘Bring back £1 billion a year in nurse education funding’
RCN campaign urges students to lobby their MPs over post-bursary hardship
05 Nov 2018
‘NHS pay rise should be enjoyed by independent sector and GP nurses too’
Nurses outside the health service but providing its services could be missing out
03 Nov 2018
NHS violence reduction strategy aims to protect staff from assaults at work
More than 15% of health service employees experienced violence in the past year
31 Oct 2018
Candidates announced for forthcoming RCN council elections
Postal ballot opens on 21 November
31 Oct 2018
Guidance will aim to boost psychological support given to first response nurses
Effects of daily exposure to distress can take a toll on pre-hospital clinicians
31 Oct 2018
Exhibition explores a century of nursing during epidemics
Pandemic! Nursing 100 years of infection exhibition traces the evolution of nurses' roles
30 Oct 2018
The Budget: mental health services to get an extra £2 billion
Government goal for mental health will hinge on nurse recruitment and retention, cautions RCN
29 Oct 2018